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Yeah I read about this in the media a few months ago and was very disappointed. One of the few shows that I like to fill my DVR with and watch on the rare occasion that TV appeals.

I cannot imagine that it will be any good without big Edd, but I'll give it a chance. I thought it started downhill when they began filming in the US - the original UK stuff had more "charm" to me. But then as I grew up in the UK a lot of the older cars they fiddled with were very familiar. So I might not be typical of the viewers they now appear to be going after.

That really wasn't the point. They bought cool old cars that the average guy could afford and did a reasonable restoration to make them road worthy and presentable.

Most of us DIY wrench turners aren't flippers, we do it because we love the old cars or our own cars, and we want to keep them on the road -- we identify with the premise, so the show wasn't flawed at all.

When you watch the other Velocity/Discovery car shows It is really amazing what the garages featured can do to restore/restomod the autos they work on. For a six figure investment the result is way beyond what the average guy can afford.

With Wheeler Dealers, Edd described what was wrong with the vehicle they were working on, you got a good idea of costs and what was involved to correct problems, and the vehicles involved were in just about everyone's price range. It was a good "blue collar" show.

JFC -- yeah, we get it -- their projects didn't make money. This was one of the few shows that showed an actual mechanic doing mechanic stuff rather than some bimbo in yoga pants unpacking an alternator while mentioning the manufacturer's name and web address as she cuts away to another commercial.

And yes -- Brewer is a wank, but he obviously appeals to some of the WD audience -- I suspect those who don't own a toolbox.

Edd really *is* Wheeler Dealers. Without him it will be that show in name only. Edd was very good at sussing out problems and explaining how to fix them in a way that even a non wrench turner like me could look at and think hm, if I had the tools I could probably do that.

Velocity has a disturbing tendency to ruin car shows. Look at what they did when they rebooted Overhaulin'.

"This was one of the few shows that showed an actual mechanic doing mechanic stuff rather than some bimbo in yoga pants unpacking an alternator while mentioning the manufacturer's name and web address as she cuts away to another commercial"

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